No-chocolate sweet potato waffles with no-chocolate sauce

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Who said you could never eat chocolate waffles with fresh strawberries and chocolate sauce again!? Serve this to your guests and they might not even recognize them as gluten, grain, egg, dairy, fat and cocoa free…. Ssst, I won’t tell them either! The dough (or batter, not sure what to call it) is made from carob, sweet potato, cassava flour and tapioca. The sauce is just maple syrup with carob.

Medical Medium, AIP and vegan

These waffles tick a lot of boxes where it comes to allergies, intolerances and special diets in general. Vegan (egg and dairyfree), gluten, cocoa and fatfree: so perfect for Medical Medium. Again no eggs, no dairy, no cocoa, but also no grains: so very AIP paleo friendly as well.

Two no-chocolate waffles with strawberries on a white plate, on a wooden board with white background. Horizontal orientation.

Ingredients

Sweet potato – Roasted, cooked and mashed
Carob – For both the waffles and the sauce.
Cassava flour – Whole ground cassave. If not tolerated replace with tigernut flour.
Tapioca – Starch from the cassava root. If not tolerated replace with arrowroot.
Coconut flower sugar – To sweeten and crisp up the waffles.
Maple syrup – Base for the no-chocolatesauce.
Baking powder – Optional for just a bit of extra fluf. Preferably corn and aluminium free.

Carob

The key element to create this no-chocolate waffles is carob. Carob powder is made from the pods of the carob or locust bean tree (Ceratonia siliqua). Not the beans or seeds inside the pot but the pot itself: the shell. It tastes a lot like chocolate but doesn’t contain any caffeine. It’s not a healing food, but it’s a filler and definitely no no-food!

FAQ’s

Are these waffles vegan?

Yes, they contain no eggs, dairy or even honey.

Are these waffles Medical Medium?

Yes, they are glutenfree and vegan.

Are these waffles fatfree?

Yes, all Ingredients are considered fatfree for MM. If you have a ceramic non-stick waffle iron they can even be baked without oil.

Are these waffles ok on a cleanse?

It’s best not to eat fillers like carob on a cleanse.

Are these waffles AIP?

Yes, they have no grains or cocoa. Sweet potato is perfect for AIP. Some people do have a reaction to whole ground cassave, then replace with tigernut flour. Tapioca is usually better tolerated than whole cassave, but if not: replace with arrowroot.

Two no-chocolate waffles with strawberries and no-chocolate sauce poured on top.

ME (Marjolein Eikenboom)

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Enjoy these chocolate waffles with chocolate sauce without any cocoa! How? Just use carob. The other ingredients are sweet potato, cassave, tapioca, coconut sugar and maple syrup. Completely Medical Medium, AIP paleo and vegan friendly!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 13

Servings waffles

Calories 233

Course baking & sweets, breakfast, desserts

Dish baked dessert, breakfast bakes, muffins & waffles

Cuisine American, European

Holiday Easter, Valentine

Equipment

ceramic waffle maker
bowl
fork + spoon
small bowl
(small) whisk

Ingredients

½ cup sweet potato pre-roasted or cooked and mashed, measured tightly packed
⅛ cup carob
⅛ cup cassava flour
⅛ cup tapioca
¼ cup coconut flower sugar

Optional for MM

2 tbsp baking powder (corn + aluminum free)

Optional for AIP

1½ tbsp cream of tartar
+ ½ tbsp baking soda

Chocolate sauce

⅛ cup maple syrup
1 tsp carob best added by ¼ tsp at a time

Instructions

Warm up your waffle iron.
Mix the cassave, tapioca, carob and sugar.
Mash in the sweet potato with a fork, until you can form a very thick batter, almost a dough.
Make 2 batter/dough balls. I used a spoon. Scoop them into your iron.
Cook for 8.5 to 9.5 minutes for a bit crispier.
In the meantime whisk in the carob to a small bowl of maple syrup. It's best to do that with a small dose at the time.
Serve the waffles on a plate and drizzle the sauce on top.